Keira Knightley has recalled the "creepy and sweet" moment some builders recreated a scene from Love Actually while she was stuck in traffic.
The famous scene in question sees Andrew Lincoln's character Mark finally reveal his love for his best friend's wife Juliet (Knightley) via cue cards, after fawning over her throughout the majority of the 2003 Christmas staple.
During a recent appearance on The Graham Norton Show, Knightley said that the iconic scene still follows her around to this day.
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"I was stuck in traffic for ages recently and a car full of builders next to me started holding up the signs like in the movie," she shared. "It was creepy and sweet at the same time, much like it was in the film."
While many fans have since debated over whether the Love Actually cue card scene is sweet or creepy, Martine McCutcheon, who starred in the Richard Curtis film as Downing Street secretary Natalie, told Digital Spy that she doesn't "think it's creepy at all".
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"I think people do crazy things when they are in love with people," she said back in 2020. "He had his moment where he thought, 'Enough now, I've told her how I feel, I love my friend too but I had to get it off my chest in the right way'.
"She'd already seen the video, and I think it was his way of making things explained and comfortable."
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Elsewhere, fans will next be able to see Knightley on screen in Netflix's upcoming spy thriller Black Doves.
The actor stars in the series as Helen Webb, a spy who has been passing on secrets about her politician husband to the shadowy Black Doves organisation for over a decade.
But when Helen's secret lover Jason (Andrew Koji) is assassinated, her spymaster (Sarah Lancashire) calls in an old friend (Ben Whishaw) to keep her safe and investigate who killed Jason and why.
Black Doves will be available on Netflix from December 5.
Social Executive, Entertainment Portfolio After completing her joint honours degree in Journalism and English Literature at Cardiff University, Iona joined Digital Spy as a Content Production Intern in 2022, where she wrote across both news and features, specialising in TV and movies. Following her internship, Iona continued contributing to the site as a freelance reporter, becoming social executive for the Hearst UK entertainment portfolio in summer 2025. Iona now leads the DS social channels, covering red carpets with stars such as Paul Mescal, Austin Butler, and more.
